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I'm getting a little behind with posting. Pinkpop 2009 was already two and a half months ago and I still have to post some (embedded) vids of the bands we saw.
This time some selected embedded videos from Keane. For the report of their great performance (imho) I would like to refer to my post at my photoweblog Brownnoisephotos.
For the rest I would like to say enjoy the vids.
I've embedded some more video's of Madness that I uploaded to YouTube. They've been recorded from television where they broadcasted the highlights of the 2009 Pinkpop Music Festival.
Also embedded a video from Placebo, the closing band on Sundaynight when N. and I were there. They closed instead of Depeche Mode who unfortunately had to cancel their gig because of illness of their frontman Dave Gahan. Depeche mode was one of the main reasons to go to Pinkpop, so it's not hard to understand that N. was disappointed when we heard that Depeche Mode had to cancel. But lucky for Depeche Mode Dave Gahan has recoverd and they've start performing again. We will go to Depeche Mode now when they come back to Holland later this year in November.
I also uploaded some video's of older editions of Pinkpop. Because of the 40th anniversary of Pinkpop viewers could send in their favorite Pinkpop performance of all times. Most of the top 10 was broadcasted on television. The uploaded video's can be checked here.
In the mean time I'm also selecting pics and video's from Sonisphere, a heavy metal festival which took place a week ago in Nijmegen with headliner Mettalica and 6, 7 other heavy metal bands like Korn and Slipknot.
I'm still sorting out pictures and editting video material from Pinkpop 2009 that was recorded from television. As I mentioned on my photoweblog BrownNoisePhotos my wife N. and yours truly went to Pinkpop 2009 on Sunday May 31st. We only went one day, but the whole festival was three days from Saturday till Monday.
While sorting out and editting I'll kick off with a little preview from Madness, one of the bands that we saw at the festival. It was great fun and while they were playing there was a huge party going on among the crowd.
More Madness and other videomaterial will follow soon. For pictures you can check my photoweblog. Enjoy!
It's already three weeks ago that my wife N. and yours truly went to a concert of Yamato, the drummers of Japan. I saw them three times before, so this was the fourth time to see them, but for N. it was the first time. She was really impressed by their performance.
In all the performances that I saw there were similar elements, but the whole setting was different every time, but the energy and level of performance was the same every time.. The lighting on stage was beautifully done and like the three times before it was a real visual and energetic spectacle which was very enjoyable to watch.
Although the emphasis was on the drums and the rhythm (which shouldn't be a surprise for a percussion/drum group) there was also some musical variety with, next to the main instrument the taiko drums, the use in a few compositions of other instruments like the shamisen, a traditional three string instrument which sounds a little bit like a banjo, bamboo flute and the koto, another traditional Japanese instrument, which is played horizontal (see first video) and sounds a little bit like a harp.
I couldn't find any video's on YouTube from the last tour, but the two that I've embedded give a good impression of the stage show of Yamato. If they ever perform in a place nearby you definitely should go. We both can recommend it. Don't get a CD or DVD. It doesn't get close to a live performance. Yamato, the drummers of Japan is something you should feel and experience. Enjoy the video's.
